Hubbard Creek Lake...any advice???

[FishNette]

I'm heading up to Hubbard Creek Lake soon for a weekend getaway. We're gonna take our flat bottom boat. Any of you guys ever fished there??? I'm looking for pointers. I hear there are big catfish near the dam and some pretty good crappie fishing.

Having never boated there before, if you know of things I need to watch out for, please let me know. They say the lake is low right now.


Thanks,
Dennis

[WestEndAngler]

Hubbard Creek Lake...any advice???

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/hubbard_creek/

Looks like flooded timber be careful of stumps

[duckboy007]

I was in breckenridge last weekend, and drove out to look at the lake. There was no water visible from the 180 bridge. I don't know anything about the lake, but I can tell you that it looks at least 30 plus feet low, and the ramps at the bridge haven't been usable in a very long time. I don't know if they have other ramps that are still usable elsewhere.

[FishNette]

I'm hearing the water is low, too. We are gonna leave the boat at home this time and just scout the area for our next trip.

[duckboy007]

There were a few bass boats at the motel we were staying at, so there might somewhere to launch. Calling it low is an understatement. I'm telling you there was literally zero water.

I assume there's something else bringing you up there? Otherwise there are many other places within that same drive time.

[duckboy007]

http://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/individual/hubbard-creek

This link says lake is at 25% of normal level.

[FishNette]

Ya, we're going for a 2 hr appointment. We just didn't want to waste a 7 hr drive(each way). We're always up for a new place to fish. Gonna make a weekend out of it. Go on Friday, come back on Sunday. Already reserved a cabin on the 'water'(near the water, now) for 2 nights.

The Inn is telling us there are 3 boat ramps still open, but they have a small beach on the water that we can fish from. We'll just plan on bank fishing this trip. Maybe night fishing for big cats...